Pennsylvania: Allegheny County Jail Settles Sexual Assault Claim for $32,000

Loaded on Nov. 7, 2018 published in Verdict1 November, 2018, page 50

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Settlements. Location: Pennsylvania.

A settlement of $32,000 was reached with the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) in Pittsburgh, in a federal lawsuit filed by a former prisoner who was sexually assaulted by guard Joshua Reber. The suit, brought against the county and 16 jail officials by Melissa Behanna, raised a failure to protect claim. ...

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